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The brake was the "bore" obstruction. The huge gummy bear of a bullet grabbed it when it was free of the barrel proper.Can you explain how that happens? shouldn't that leave residue? Obturate and obstructing is the same. How what? huh? I get you are saying that the lead created an obstrction in the Brake, however, how is that happening? you mean the projectile expanding while in the Brake, shouldn't that leave sone sort of lead trace??? Because the Brake is clean as a whistle. I have literally shot three rounds through a squeaky clean gun.
I am late to this thread but am I to understand you loaded pure lead muzzle loader bullets with a 'full house' load of 296?Can you explain how that happens? shouldn't that leave residue?
Any way you can share the video with all of us armchair quarterbacks? I know I'd like to see it.What the Hell. After reviewing footage, 39grain of W296 had "bulged" the muzzle brake a little. 40.1 grains of W296 tore it open. I didn't even notice but then went to reload another 42 grain W296 and saw it. 39gr was the minimum, 43grain the max load. My thought is, unburned powder exploaded in the Brake and created pressure. The recoil wasn't even that bad, step above my 357 but not bad indicating someting overpressured or anything. I'm mad.
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Any way you can share the video with all of us armchair quarterbacks? I know I'd like to see it.
No, I loaded minimum loads and just barely above. Also, yes I understand, the bullet melts and obstructs the front hole, which in turn creates lots of pressure in the Brake. Dang. Stuuuupid mistake *facepalm* If thats what happened. I gotta edit the video first a little bit.I am late to this thread but am I to understand you loaded pure lead muzzle loader bullets with a 'full house' load of 296?
Can you get a little closer of a view?
Good God!For the 500 I made a few different ones, using Trailboss (to begin with), Longshot and (minimum load) W296
Do you understand 296 is a very specialized powder that is only to be loaded according to it''s posted data with bullets listed for those loads?
Oh its originally a 6 min vid of me geeking out like an idiot lmao. I'm thinking of somehow machining that ported area to accept the S&W compensator or make my own somehow. Excuse to buy a minimill and practice some stainless steel welding.Thanks for posting the video. Not too much to see except for the same childish giggles I had when I shot my 500.
They are bubblegumIN cool!
Still sorry about your gun. Maybe someone like @Velzey could chop the barrel and cut it for a new front sight?
Those are going to be soft lead, so don't push them very fast because you will spend more time cleaning the lead out of your barrel than you spent doing the reloading.I am going to reload some 500S&W and am wondering if there is anything that speaks against using 50cal muzzle loader Projectiles?
I can't find any 50cals in the stores and ordered some online but thats gonna take forever *eyeroll"
Meanwhile, I picked up 20 "Hornady Great Plains 50cal 385grain" They are lubed, exactly .50 and have grooves where I could crimp. Not looking to load "full power" just yet, ordered xtp for that. Any input? As long as its the right caliber it should work, no?